Honor View 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro: performance equivalent to half the price?

In October 2017, Huawei launched its new flagship Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Equipped with the Kirin 970 processor, this smartphone is one of the first smartphones to offer artificial intelligence features for image recognition or performance optimization. With its design and technical features befitting the best Android flagships of 2017, this smartphone is one of this year’s references.

Honor View 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro: technical data sheets

Honor View 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro: design

Honor View 10 has dimensions of 157 x 75 x 7 mm against a weight of 172 grams. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has dimensions of 154.19 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm with a weight of 178 grams. That’s why the two smartphones offer a very similar size, even Honor View 10 is slightly thinner. The View 10 is only one of two models to offer a 3.5mm jack. In terms of colors, the Honor View 10 comes in Midnight Black (black) or Navy Blue (blue), while the Huawei Mate 10 Pro comes in Titanium Grey, Mocha Brown, Midnight Blue, and Rose Gold.

Honor View 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro: display

Honor View 10 has a 5.99-inch display in 18:9 format with Full HD + 1080×2160 pixel resolution. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro, on the other hand, has a 6-inch display that is also 18:9 and offers the same 1080×2160 pixel definition. When it comes to the screen, the two smartphones are therefore very similar. However, Honor View 10’s screen is an IPSWhile that of the Mate 10 Pro is an AMOLED, it has the advantages we know for this type of display. The side screen borders on both devices are very thin, but the top and bottom borders are wide enough to make room for various sensors and the Home button.

Honor View 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro: performance

In terms of performance, the two smartphones are similar in every respect. Both are equipped with Huawei’s Kirin 970 processor, which was made official at IFA 2017 in Berlin, including a Neural Processing Unit dedicated to artificial intelligence. Competing with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, this powerful processor is combined with 6GB of RAM. Finally, when it comes to storage, both smartphones offer 128GB of internal memory. However, only the Honor View 10 offers a MicroSD port. Similarly, both smartphones run Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 overlay.

Honor View 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro: camera

Honor View 10’s rear camera is a 16MP + 20MP dual sensor With auto focus and Dual LED flash. This camera offers several interesting software features: face and smile detection, Geo-tagging to geotag photos, Panorama or Tap to focus to adjust focus with a simple tap on a location in the frame. This camera can shoot at 2160p resolution at 30fps. Huawei Mate 10 Pro has exactly the same specs but its dual sensors are 20 MP + 12 MP. The Honor View 10, on the other hand, has the advantage when it comes to the front sensor of 13 MP versus 8 MP for the Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

Honor View 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro: battery life

In terms of autonomy, the Honor View 10 3750mAh battery, Mate 10 Pro has a 4000mAh battery. That’s why both smartphones offer enormous autonomy, but the Mate 10 Pro has a small advantage. In either case, note that these batteries are not removable. Both phones charge with Huawei’s SuperCharge fast charging.

Honor View 10 vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro: price and availability

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has been available for sale in France for 799 euros since the second week of November 2017. For its part, the Honor View 10 will be available now. 8 January 2018 with a price of 499 euros. That’s why the Honor View 10 offers similar specs to the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, despite some minor differences, for a significantly lower price.